Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence |
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BACON . He has saved his bacon ; he has escaped . He has a good voice to beg bacon ; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice . BACON - FACED . Full - faced . BACON FED . Fat , greasy . BACK GAMMON PLAYER . A sodomite . BACK DOOR ( USHER ...
BACON . He has saved his bacon ; he has escaped . He has a good voice to beg bacon ; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice . BACON - FACED . Full - faced . BACON FED . Fat , greasy . BACK GAMMON PLAYER . A sodomite . BACK DOOR ( USHER ...
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The shopman of a bow - wow shop , or dealer in second hand clothes , particularly about Monmouth - Street , who walks before his master's door , and deafens every pas- senger with his cries of --- Clothes , coats , or gowns --- what ...
The shopman of a bow - wow shop , or dealer in second hand clothes , particularly about Monmouth - Street , who walks before his master's door , and deafens every pas- senger with his cries of --- Clothes , coats , or gowns --- what ...
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A small instrument used by house - breakers to force open doors . Bring bess and glym ; bring the in- strument to force the door , and the dark lantern . Small flasks , like those for Florence wine , are also called betties . BESS .
A small instrument used by house - breakers to force open doors . Bring bess and glym ; bring the in- strument to force the door , and the dark lantern . Small flasks , like those for Florence wine , are also called betties . BESS .
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It is all bob , now let's dub the gig of the case ; now the coast is clear , let us break open the door of the house . CASE VROW . A prostitute attached to a particular baw dy house . CASH , or CAFFAN . Cheese . Cant . See CAFFAN .
It is all bob , now let's dub the gig of the case ; now the coast is clear , let us break open the door of the house . CASE VROW . A prostitute attached to a particular baw dy house . CASH , or CAFFAN . Cheese . Cant . See CAFFAN .
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Robbers of houses whose doors are only fastened with latches . Cant . TO DRAW . To take any thing from a pocket . To draw a swell of a clout . To pick a gentleman's pocket of a hand- kerchief . To draw the long bow ; to tell lies .
Robbers of houses whose doors are only fastened with latches . Cant . TO DRAW . To take any thing from a pocket . To draw a swell of a clout . To pick a gentleman's pocket of a hand- kerchief . To draw the long bow ; to tell lies .
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beat blow breeches called Cant carried cheat child clothes cock common cull derived Devil door dressed drink drunk expression eyes face fair fellow figuratively fire formerly French frequently girl give given hand hanged head hold horse Irish iron JACK keep kind king legs liquor live London look man's married means mouth never nick nose officers one's originally perhaps person phrase pick pickpocket piece play pocket practised pretend prison QUAKER QUEER rogue saying shilling side signify soldier stand steal story sword tail taken term thieves thing town trick turn vulgar wench whipped wife woman women young
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| Titolo | Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence Mary De Renne collection |
| Autore | Francis Grose |
| Curatore | Hewson Clarke |
| Illustrato da | George Cruikshank |
| Editore | C. Chappel, 1811 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Oxford University |
| Digitalizzato | 18 lug 2007 |
| Lunghezza | 221 pagine |
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